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WideOpenWest (WOW): executive pay, fiscal 2024
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CEO pay, last three years
- $5,197,351FY2022
- $4,682,962FY2023
- $2,637,209FY2024
CEO total pay was $2,637,209 in fiscal 2024, down from $4,682,962 in fiscal 2023.
FY2024: salary $894,348 · bonus $0 · stock awards $223,588 · option awards $0
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teresa Elder | $894,348 | $0 | $223,588 | $0 | $1,519,273 | $0 | $0 | $2,637,209 |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| John Rego | 528,869 | 100,000 | 99,161 | 0 | 521,954 | 0 | — | 1,249,985 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Henry Hryckiewicz | 471,500 | — | 55,992 | 0 | 384,019 | 0 | — | 911,511 |
| Chief Technology Officer | ||||||||
| Don Schena | 461,695 | — | 54,826 | 0 | 376,033 | 0 | — | 892,554 |
| Chief Customer Experience Officer | ||||||||
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.
Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive
| Named executive officer | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | FY2022 total | Δ FY2023→2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teresa Elder | $2,637,209 | $4,682,962 | $5,197,351 | ↓ −2,045,753 |
| John Rego | 1,249,985 | 2,130,284 | 2,268,099 | ↓ −880,299 |
| Henry Hryckiewicz | 911,511 | 1,933,767 | 1,085,910 | ↓ −1,022,256 |
| Don Schena | 892,554 | 1,355,382 | 1,319,113 | ↓ −462,828 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis
The Company's 2024 compensation program is designed to attract, motivate, reward, and retain key executives while enhancing equity value by emphasizing long-term equity compensation. The program balances short-term versus long-term payments, cash versus equity, and fixed versus contingent awards to align executive interests with stockholders, targeting compensation at the median of the market.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Aon plc |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2024
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teresa Elder | RSU | 2024-04-10 | — | — | 60,593 | — | $223,588 |
| Henry Hryckiewicz | RSU | 2024-04-10 | — | — | 15,174 | — | 55,992 |
| John Rego | RSU | 2024-04-10 | — | — | 26,873 | — | 99,161 |
| Don Schena | RSU | 2024-04-10 | — | — | 14,858 | — | 54,826 |
Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teresa Elder | $223,588 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Henry Hryckiewicz | 55,992 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| John Rego | 99,161 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Don Schena | 54,826 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.
Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2024
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Hryckiewicz | RSU | 3,846 | — | $19,076 |
| Don Schena | RSU | 5,375 | — | 26,660 |
| John Rego | RSU | 11,074 | — | 54,927 |
| Don Schena | RSU | 14,858 | — | 73,696 |
| Henry Hryckiewicz | RSU | 15,174 | — | 75,263 |
| Henry Hryckiewicz | RSU | 20,093 | — | 99,661 |
| Teresa Elder | RSU | 25,838 | — | 128,156 |
| John Rego | RSU | 26,873 | — | 133,290 |
| Don Schena | RSU | 28,362 | — | 140,676 |
| John Rego | RSU | 58,423 | — | 289,778 |
| Teresa Elder | RSU | 60,593 | — | 300,541 |
| Don Schena | RSU | 62,956 | — | 312,262 |
| Henry Hryckiewicz | RSU | 64,293 | — | 318,893 |
| John Rego | RSU | 113,868 | — | 564,785 |
| Teresa Elder | RSU | 135,024 | — | 669,719 |
| Teresa Elder | RSU | 263,161 | — | 1,305,279 |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey MarcusIndependent · Board Chair | — | $114,999 | — | — | — | $414,999 |
| Phil SeskinIndependent · Audit · Corporate Governance (Chair) | — | 114,999 | — | — | — | 369,999 |
| Gunjan BhowIndependent · Compensation | — | 114,999 | — | — | — | 348,999 |
| Jose SegreraIndependent · Audit (Chair) | — | 114,999 | — | — | — | 332,664 |
| Jill BrightIndependent · Corporate Governance · Compensation (Chair) | — | 114,999 | — | — | — | 222,999 |
| Daniel KilpatrickIndependent · Audit · Compensation | — | 114,999 | — | — | — | 213,999 |
| Brian CassidyIndependent · Corporate Governance | — | 114,999 | — | — | — | 204,999 |
| Barry VolpertIndependent · Investment (Chair) | — | 114,999 | — | — | — | 189,999 |
| Tom McMillinIndependent · Departed during FY | — | 0 | — | — | — | 57,000 |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $75,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $115,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 30,000 / 18,000 / 15,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2024 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $0 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $919,992 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $919,992 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names WideOpenWest as a peer
Companies that benchmark against WOW
4 companies name WOW as a compensation peer
- ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/AINFY2025
- CUMULUS MEDIA INCCMLSFY2024
- ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORPEVCFY2025
- FuboTV Inc.FUBOFY2025
- Liberty Latin America Ltd.LILAKFY2025
- RBC Bearings INCRBCFY2026
- SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO/VA/SHENFY2025
- TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/TDSFY2025
Each company listed discloses WOW in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named WOW in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2024
The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.
Peer reciprocity
Of the companies WideOpenWest names as compensation peers, which name it back in their own disclosed peer groups. A peer set the market reciprocates reads differently from one selected in a single direction.
Reciprocity shown where the peer’s own current proxy has been read — each mark is cited in the register to that peer’s filing. A dash means the peer’s current proxy was read and names no reciprocal group including WideOpenWest.
Chief executive pay against the peer group
Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cogent Communications Holding, Inc. | 2025 | Dave Schaeffer | $0 | $24,836,176 | $0 | $530,243 | $25,372,519 |
| 2 | Viasat, Inc | 2026 | Mark Dankberg | 1,406,538 | 10,305,390 | 0 | 2,450,000 | 14,208,178 |
| 3 | Ziff Davis, Inc. | 2025 | Vivek Shah | 1,000,000 | 10,078,078 | 0 | 656,000 | 11,767,948 |
| 4 | Cable One, Inc. | 2025 | Julia Laulis | 945,000 | 8,566,881 | 0 | 526,932 | 10,159,056 |
| 5 | Uniti Group, Inc. | 2025 | Kenneth Gunderman | 725,000 | 6,294,837 | 0 | 2,158,514 | 9,194,673 |
| 6 | Iridium Communications, Inc. | 2025 | Matthew Desch | 1,047,509 | 7,612,082 | 0 | 330,620 | 9,013,522 |
| 7 | EchoStar Corporation | 2025 | Charles Ergen | 1,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,648,665 |
| 8 | ATN International, Inc. | 2025 | Brad Martin | 545,192 | 1,930,777 | 0 | 546,000 | 3,035,458 |
| 9 | Shenandoah Telecommunications Company | 2025 | Christopher French | 638,779 | 1,784,519 | 0 | 555,061 | 3,007,359 |
| 10 | WideOpenWest | 2024 | Teresa Elder | 894,348 | 223,588 | 0 | 1,519,273 | 2,637,209 |
| 11 | IDT Corporation | 2026 | Shmuel Jonas | 495,000 | 79,420 | 0 | 0 | 1,452,045 |
| — | Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.
Incentive design against the same peers
| Company | Annual incentive payout | Long-term vehicle mix | PSU measures include TSR | Compensation consultant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WideOpenWest | not disclosed | PRSU 75 · RSU 25 | not disclosed | Aon plc |
| ATN International, Inc. | not disclosed | RSU 50 · PSU 50 | not disclosed | Compensia |
| Cable One, Inc. | not disclosed | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | not disclosed | Pearl Meyer & Partners, LLC |
| Cogent Communications Holding, Inc. | 106% | not disclosed | No | Compensia |
| Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| EchoStar Corporation | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| IDT Corporation | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Iridium Communications, Inc. | not disclosed | RSU 50 · PRSU 50 | not disclosed | ClearBridge |
| Shenandoah Telecommunications Company | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. |
| Uniti Group, Inc. | 132% | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | Yes — Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR) | Pearl Meyer |
| Viasat, Inc | 121% | RSU 50 · PSU 25 · Cash LTI 25 | Yes — Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR) vs. Russell 3000 Index | Compensia |
| Ziff Davis, Inc. | 52.1% | RSU 50 · PSU 50 | Yes — Relative TSR | Compensia |
Read from each company’s Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company’s filing does not state the item.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
No say-on-pay vote is on file for this company.
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (39 citations)
Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
- Section 01, Teresa Elder. DEF 14A, filed 2025-03-27. Section “2024 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 23. As printed: 2,637,209. View filing ↗
- Section 01, John Rego. DEF 14A, filed 2025-03-27. Section “2024 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 23. As printed: 1,249,985. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Henry Hryckiewicz. DEF 14A, filed 2025-03-27. Section “2024 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 23. As printed: 911,511. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Don Schena. DEF 14A, filed 2025-03-27. Section “2024 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 23. As printed: 892,554. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Teresa Elder RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-03-27. Section “GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Henry Hryckiewicz RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-03-27. Section “GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, John Rego RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-03-27. Section “GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Don Schena RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-03-27. Section “GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Jeffrey Marcus. DEF 14A, filed 2025-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 414,999. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Phil Seskin. DEF 14A, filed 2025-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 369,999. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Gunjan Bhow. DEF 14A, filed 2025-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 348,999. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Jose Segrera. DEF 14A, filed 2025-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 332,664. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Jill Bright. DEF 14A, filed 2025-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 222,999. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Daniel Kilpatrick. DEF 14A, filed 2025-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 213,999. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Brian Cassidy. DEF 14A, filed 2025-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 204,999. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Barry Volpert. DEF 14A, filed 2025-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 189,999. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Tom McMillin. DEF 14A, filed 2025-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 57,000. View filing ↗
- Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
- Section 03b vehicle mix (computed). Computed. RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).
- Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 0 + equity 919,992 + all other 0 = 919,992, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- Cogent Communications Holding, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. CEO total compensation as printed in Cogent Communications Holding, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 25,372,519. View filing ↗
- Viasat, Inc, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Viasat, Inc's own proxy. As printed: 14,208,178. View filing ↗
- Ziff Davis, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-26. CEO total compensation as printed in Ziff Davis, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 11,767,948. View filing ↗
- Cable One, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. CEO total compensation as printed in Cable One, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 10,159,056. View filing ↗
- Uniti Group, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. CEO total compensation as printed in Uniti Group, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 9,194,673. View filing ↗
- Iridium Communications, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. CEO total compensation as printed in Iridium Communications, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 9,013,522. View filing ↗
- EchoStar Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-18. CEO total compensation as printed in EchoStar Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 4,648,665. View filing ↗
- ATN International, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. CEO total compensation as printed in ATN International, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,035,458. View filing ↗
- Shenandoah Telecommunications Company, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-09. CEO total compensation as printed in Shenandoah Telecommunications Company's own proxy. As printed: 3,007,359. View filing ↗
- WideOpenWest (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-03-27. CEO total compensation as printed in WideOpenWest's own proxy. As printed: 2,637,209. View filing ↗
- IDT Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-23. CEO total compensation as printed in IDT Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 1,452,045. View filing ↗
- Section 10a, Shenandoah Telecommunications Company reciprocity. DEF 14A. Shenandoah Telecommunications Company names WideOpenWest in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
- Section 10a, EchoStar Corporation reciprocity. DEF 14A. EchoStar Corporation's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include WideOpenWest. View filing ↗
- Section 10a, ATN International, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. ATN International, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include WideOpenWest. View filing ↗
- Section 10a, Iridium Communications, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Iridium Communications, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include WideOpenWest. View filing ↗
- Section 10a, Cable One, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Cable One, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include WideOpenWest. View filing ↗
- Section 10a, Cogent Communications Holding, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Cogent Communications Holding, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include WideOpenWest. View filing ↗
- Section 10a, Uniti Group, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Uniti Group, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include WideOpenWest. View filing ↗
- Section 10a, Ziff Davis, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Ziff Davis, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include WideOpenWest. View filing ↗